Three days in a row above 40 degrees

[Dogwatcher]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Three 20-22/1/1889 - 40.8; 40.6; 40.9
Three 28-30/12/1897 - 42.3; 42.6; 41.0
Three 28-30/12/1898 - 40.6; 41.9; 41.9
Four 10-13/2/1899 - 40.3; 43.1; 43.1; 41.9
Three 31-2/1/1900 - 41.8; 43.1; 42.1
Four 10-13/1/1905 - 41.3; 42.2; 42.0; 41.0
Four 3-6/1/1906 - 40.7; 43.9; 43.4; 42.6
Four 4-7/1/1908 - 40.8; 41.0; 41.6; 41.1
Six 14-19/1/1908 - 40.7; 43.1; 41.8; 43.4; 42.8; 43.4
Four 31-3/2/1912 - 41.8; 43.4; 43.3; 42.2
Three 17-19/2/1914 - 40.4; 42.7; 40.6
Four 8-11/3/1940 - 40.4; 41.6; 41.1; 40.9
Three 2-4/3/1942 - 41.2; 41.8; 40.5
Three 27-29/1/1943 - 42.0; 41.1; 40.9
Four 19-22/1/2006 - 40.2; 41.8; 43.1; 40.8
Three 29-31/12/2007 - 40.1; 41.5; 42.2

Irrefutable proof that global warming commenced on the 19th January 2006.

Hang on a minute... They still had hot days back in 1889 ... Maybe global warming is a storm in a teacup???

[Psyber]

Irrefutable proof that global warming commenced on the 19th January 2006.
Hang on a minute... They still had hot days back in 1889 ... Maybe global warming is a storm in a teacup???

And look at that one in 1908 -

Six 14-19/1/1908 - 40.7; 43.1; 41.8; 43.4; 42.8; 43.4

[therisingblues]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

[spell_check]

There were 10 days in January 1908 above 40.

Interestingly, this is the first day that it has been 43.2. The temperatures higher than this is:

12 1 1939 46.1
10 1 1939 45.9
14 2 2004 44.3
13 1 1939 44.2
23 1 1982 44.2
31 12 1904 44.2
25 1 2003 44.1
9 1 1939 44.0
4 1 1906 43.9
29 12 1931 43.9
5 1 1906 43.4
17 1 1908 43.4
19 1 1908 43.4
22 1 1948 43.4
31 1 1943 43.4
1 2 1912 43.4
15 2 1981 43.4
13 1 2001 43.3
17 1 1959 43.3
2 2 1912 43.3
4 2 1991 43.3
20 2 1980 43.3

[Ian]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

Treated waste water from Bolivar is watering the market gardens, they are buiding a pipe from the Glenelg treatment works to the city to water the parklands, not sure about Pt Adelaide or the one down south

[spell_check]

Something else to look out for is a 30+ degree minimum. There have been 30 such:

24 1 1982 33.5
10 1 1939 33.2
22 1 2006 33.1
12 2 1899 32.9
15 1 1888 32.8
3 1 1991 32.7
13 1 1939 32.6
20 1 1973 32.3
1 2 1898 32.0
29 12 1897 31.8
8 2 1970 31.7
11 2 1901 31.4
15 1 1960 31.1
8 2 1983 31.1
9 1 1930 30.8
28 1 1900 30.7
22 1 1889 30.6
17 2 1896 30.6
18 2 2007 30.5
1 1 1900 30.3
15 2 1919 30.3
14 3 2008 30.2
2 1 1900 30.1
7 12 1908 30.1
30 11 1922 30.1
2 2 1915 30.0
21 2 1965 30.0
31 1 1968 30.0
31 1 1969 30.0
15 2 2004 30.0

These also follow the similar pattern in the other lists. 17 before 1940; 4 in the last decade. However, there are a few during the period between 1960-1973 (the era of the high average minimums). 1900 had three such temperatures.

[Punk Rooster]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

i'm a big believer in storm water harvesting (yes, the little we get), but that's got less political mileage than a de-sal plant...

[FattyLumpkin]

Had ourselves a 35 C + 85% humidity on saturday. Son was playing basketball in it!!!

A 42 C dry heat would have been luxury!!!

[therisingblues]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

i'm a big believer in storm water harvesting (yes, the little we get), but that's got less political mileage than a de-sal plant...

I reckon people just need to start talking about it and the pollies will sit up and notice, especially if the ones we have at the moment are as reactionary as I have been reading on the politics forum.
Storm water harvesting makes perfect sense, Adelaide is rooftops, upon driveways, upon streets carparks etc, it would be so expensive to build a purpose designed water collection as efficient as what a city is. Yet we just let all that water go out to sea, it is basically viewed as a potential nuisance which could erode under our buildings if given the chance.

Treated waste water from Bolivar is watering the market gardens, they are buiding , a pipe from the Glenelg treatment works to the city to water the parklands, not sure about Pt Adelaide or the one down south.

Here's a start. I hope this is getting/got a lot of publicity.

[Q.]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

i'm a big believer in storm water harvesting (yes, the little we get), but that's got less political mileage than a de-sal plant...

Right on Punk! Imagine what we could capture just from our roofs!

[JK]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

i'm a big believer in storm water harvesting (yes, the little we get), but that's got less political mileage than a de-sal plant...

Yep another one here ... I always thought it was the most logical starting point

[Tooting Bec]

Aren't they called rainwater tanks lads?

[JK]

Aren't they called rainwater tanks lads?

I was thinking more of drains and re-use of what they catch

[The Ash Man]

Its currently 38.3
Most of the construction industry knock off at 36.8?
Big day for the pubs today!

[FlyingHigh]

Man! Just went for a walk in Berri - looked down at the river, it's all evaporated. There's none left!

It makes me wonder, what happens to all the storm water and waste water that those million odd sods in Adelaide use up? Gets all pumped out to sea doesn't it?

How much would it cost to pump all that water inland to where it is most needed?
I read somewhere that the Lib's (or the Lab's) spent a bucketload of cash building a pipeline into the Gulf of St Vincent to carry all our poo and washing water away from the coast.
I bet there's some trees that would love that poo and washing water over these next few days.

i'm a big believer in storm water harvesting (yes, the little we get), but that's got less political mileage than a de-sal plant...

I reckon people just need to start talking about it and the pollies will sit up and notice, especially if the ones we have at the moment are as reactionary as I have been reading on the politics forum.
Storm water harvesting makes perfect sense, Adelaide is rooftops, upon driveways, upon streets carparks etc, it would be so expensive to build a purpose designed water collection as efficient as what a city is. Yet we just let all that water go out to sea, it is basically viewed as a potential nuisance which could erode under our buildings if given the chance.

It is more than just a good idea. It is a disgrace it is not happening. Adelaide gets plenty of rain each year.

If a road is, conservatively, 15mt wide, then during a dryish 20-inch rainfall (Adelaide averages 25-26 inches Spelly?), just 1km of road would catch 7,500,000 litres a year. There would be a small wastage through cleaning, filtering, etc and at times not every drop would be able to be stored.
But over all of Adelaide, how much would we be able to catch? We would be able to be close to self-sufficient, with the Murray as a back-up, not our principal source of water. We may not even need to draw on it in those years we get a Jan or Feb rain

[AFLflyer]

It's now 41.9 degrees peoples! at 10.50am

Could we hit 45???

[Q.]

My tomato plants are gonna be rooted

[hearts on fire]

It's now 41.9 degrees peoples! at 10.50am

Could we hit 45???

its ridiculous, i had to fricken walk home!!

might as well hit 45, while where at this temperature, we might as well try and break some records.

[RustyCage]

Already 42.0 at 11:04